Direct marketing via farmers' markets, roadside stands, community supported agriculture (CSA) programs, and other outlets, is integral to the prosperity of many small fruit and vegetable farms. 1 Through direct marketing, producers are able to establish a closer relationship with consumers , avoid expenses associated with using a broker or wholesaler, and increase their profits (USDA-AMS, 2002a...

The purpose of the study is to substantiate design scheme and parameters working bodies machine for preparing soil sowing melons gourds under a tunnel-type film. authors proposed new technology preparation film combined its implementation. basic principles methods classical mechanics, mathematical analysis statistics were used in this study. It has been established that most optimal considered ...

The SBP-box gene family is specific to plants and encodes a class of zinc finger-containing transcription factors with a broad range of functions. Although SBP-box genes have been identified in numerous plants, including green algae, moss, silver birch, snapdragon, Arabidopsis, rice, and maize, there is little information concerning SBP-box genes, or the corresponding miR156/157, function in me...